CN205357588U — Water supply device for non-human primate cognitive function touch screen test cage

Assignee: Kunming Institute of Zoology, CAS (中国科学院昆明动物研究所) · Inventors: Wu Shihao (吴诗昊), Yang Shangchuan (杨上川), Hu Yingzhou (胡英周), Zhang Lin Heng (张琳恒) Filed: 2016-01-24 (CN201620065028.8U) · Status: Expired - Fee Related

Abstract

A water supply device for a touch screen test cage for cognitive function testing of non-human primates. Adjustable water reward nozzle (vertical + horizontal adjustment via screw + rack-and-pinion mechanism) positioned in front of the touchscreen. Miniature infrared sensor on the water nozzle.

Key technical features

• Brain recording: NO — mechanical water reward delivery device; infrared sensor on nozzle; no EEG/electrodes
• Species: Animal (non-human primate) — 9 “animal”; 6 “primate”; 5 “monkey”; 8 “human” (in “non-human primate”); zero rodent/mouse
• Classification: Animal experimental equipment (A01K)
• Function: Adjustable water reward position for NHP touchscreen cognitive testing — adapts to different primate sizes and experimental requirements

Significance

A physical apparatus component for NHP touchscreen cognitive testing — the water reward delivery mechanism for a primate cognitive test cage. From the Kunming Institute of Zoology (CAS), a major Chinese NHP research centre. Though expired and narrow in scope (just the water nozzle mechanism), it is notable as a rare patent specifically targeting non-human primate cognitive touchscreen testing — the NHP equivalent of the Bussey-Saksida rodent touchscreen chamber. NHP touchscreen cognitive testing is the direct translational bridge between rodent touchscreen tasks and human CANTAB.